Monthly Archives: February 2010

You Know You’re an Urchin When…

Posted on 26 February 2010 by

…you’ve achieved at least one of the three levels of punnery: 1) appreciating puns (Punferno), 2) recognising puns (Pungatory), and 3) inventing puns (Punradise). …you use the same tea bag for at least three consecutive cups of tea. …you walk … Continue reading →

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Rhetorical Roman

Posted on 24 February 2010 by

By Margaret Hedderman When does justice become irrelevant? Is justice simply a synonym for revenge? Would jail time “cure” Roman Polanski? Or has thirty-three years in exile from the United States taught him a lesson? Does not committing (or confessing … Continue reading →

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Sinus Up for the Broken Tail of the Urchinjured!

Posted on 22 February 2010 by

By Geo Ong Millions of you have probably been wondering: What happened to the Urchins? I checked the blog every day last week – sometimes several times a day – but there were no new posts since last Tuesday! Well, … Continue reading →

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You Know You’re an Urchin When…

Posted on 16 February 2010 by

…you refer to dead artists and writers as if you knew them. …the phrase ‘cost of living’ makes you laugh and then makes you pensive. …non-Urchins misinterpret your frugality as ‘senseless’ and even ‘harmful to the body.’ …you can love … Continue reading →

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For the Sake of Valentine, Pete, and Worms

Posted on 13 February 2010 by

By Margaret Hedderman “Nobody likes me Everybody hates me Guess I’ll go eat worms.” This inspiring tune begs the question, if I did eat worms, would anybody like me? If I popped a squat in a mud hole and munched … Continue reading →

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Me, Myself, and London

Posted on 12 February 2010 by

By Sarah Jost My perfect Urchin date would be with myself on a Saturday in June. I’d pick me up around 9 in the morning, after having slept a perfect 8 hours the night before. Breakfast would be some vegan … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Poetry

Posted on 11 February 2010 by

By Geo Ong Love Week continues with a poem from one of the bestestest. Elysium is as far as to By Emily Dickinson Elysium is as far as to The very nearest room, If in that room a friend await … Continue reading →

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A Very Urchin Crush

Posted on 10 February 2010 by

By Sarah Jost “Crush” is the perfect Valentine’s Day word. On Valentine’s Day, you either have a crush on someone, are crushed because someone does not have a crush on you, are crushed beneath thousands of valentines because you are … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Urchin First Date

Posted on 9 February 2010 by

By Geo Ong The approach of Valentine’s Day got me thinking… What would be my perfect Urchin date? It’d be a first date. I’d meet her at a cafe she frequents on a regular basis to read on her days … Continue reading →

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American Beatlemania

Posted on 9 February 2010 by

Today marks the 46th anniversary of the Beatles appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show and subsequently taking over the country. (You can imagine how such a thing appeals to us.) To celebrate – and in perfect conjunction with Love Week … Continue reading →

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